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Eileen Gu Wins Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Gold After Snow Delay

The final followed a qualifying crash that left Canada’s Cassie Sharpe in stable condition under medical evaluation.

Overview

  • Eileen Gu topped the rescheduled final with a best score of 94.75, with Li Fanghui taking silver on 93.00 and Zoe Atkin earning bronze on 92.50.
  • Heavy snowfall at Livigno forced officials to postpone Saturday’s final to Sunday morning after determining the halfpipe could not be prepared safely.
  • With this victory, Gu’s Olympic tally rises to six medals, confirming her as the most-decorated freestyle skier in Winter Games history.
  • Atkin’s bronze lifts Team GB to a record-equalling five medals at these Games, matching hauls from 2014 and 2018.
  • Cassie Sharpe, stretchered off after a qualifying crash, withdrew from the final; the Canadian Olympic Committee said she is stable and being evaluated.